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Illiteracy

/ɪˈlɪt(ʃ)ɹəsi/

The inability to read and write.

📖 Definitions of "Illiteracy"

noun
  1. 1

    The inability to read and write.

    "Illiteracy is widespread in certain areas of the country."

  2. 2

    The portion of a population unable to read and write, generally given as a percentage.

  3. 3

    A word, phrase or grammatical turn thought to be characteristic of an illiterate person.

  4. 4

    (by extension) Unlearnedness; the state of being ignorant or unlettered.

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